Progress towards global vaccination targets for 2015 is far off-track with 1 in 5 children still missing out on routine life-saving immunizations that could avert 1.5 million deaths each year from preventable diseases. In the lead-up to World Immunization Week 2015 (24–30 April), WHO is calling for renewed efforts to get progress back on course. Read more.

We’ve discussed the importance of vaccination about a billion times on this blog.  World Immunization Week brings to light how important vaccination is for global health!